(Warning: Snark Alert)
Arizona Senator Jon Kyl recently argued that “90% of what Planned Parenthood does is to provide abortions” to justify taking community health service money away from people who don’t get congressional “cadillac” health care plans like he does.
Stephen Colbert and other alert viewers did their research and found that only 3% of what Planned Parenthood does are actually abortions. Planned Parenthood does mammograms, public health education, blood testing for sexually transmitted diseases, pap smears, pelvic exams, general health and wellness exams, and much, much more. In fact, Planned Parenthood does more of one thing than they actually do abortions. Are you ready for this… they actually help people plan for parenthood (gasp!). Whenn constituents called Kyl’s Senate office for an explanation, the staff was instructed to say, “Sentor Kyl’s comment was not intended to be a factual statement“.
Television comedian Stephen Colbert asked his viewers to help him figure out what other “facts” may not have been intended as factual statements. Here are some of the ones posted on twitter at #notintendedtobeafactualstatement.
1. Jon Kyl holds the Guinness World Record for “Largest Collection of Penis Enlargers.”
2. In 2009, Jon Kyl lost $380,000 wagering on dwarf tossing.
3. Jon Kyl calls the underside of his Senate seat: “The Booger Graveyard.”
4. Jon Kyl has the world’s most extensive catalogue of snuff films.
5. Jon Kyl can unhinge his jaw like a python to swallow small rodents whole.
6. Jon Kyl calls all Asians “Neil” no matter what their name is.
7. Jon Kyl let a game-winning ground ball roll through his legs in Game 6 of the ’86 World Series.
8. Jon Kyl developed his own line of hair care products just so he could test them on bunnies.
9. Once a year, Jon Kyl retreats to the Arizona Desert and deposits 2 million egg sacs under the sand.
10. Jon Kyl is one of Gaddafi’s sexy female ninja guards.
This got me to wondering — are there political “facts” in Colorado that were “not intended to be a factual statement?”? If you can think of any, please feel free to add the twitter hashtag #notintendedtobeafactualstatement to the end of it. The People need help separating the facts from the GOP lies statements not intended to be factual.
I’m happy to start with some examples:
Ryan Call and the Colorado GOP give a damn about public education and your kids. #notintendedtobeafactualstatement
Lots of brown people support the Colorado GOP because their concerns regarding equality are validated and affirmed. #notintendedtobeafactualstatement
Here are a few national examples:
The GOP would never use a controversial wedge issue to dupe poorly-educated but otherwise decent religious people into voting against their own self-interests. They have too much integrity for that. #notintendedtobeafactualstatement
George Bush actually thought there were weapons of mass destruction being hidden in Iraq. #notintendedtobeafactualstatement
Donald Trump’s hair is transplanted from dead rodent tails. #notintendedtobeafactualstatement
Being a millionaire qualifies a person to advise teachers with actual college degrees on education policy. #notintendedtobeafactualstatment
Log Cabin Republicans make sense. #notintendedtobeafactualstatement
Jon Kyl submitted an application to be the official “Obama 2012 Girl”. #notintendedtobeafactualstatement
Fox News. #notintendedtobeafactualstatement
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